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Christine Lagarde

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Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA: [lalwɛt]; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been the President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 until 2011. She is the first woman to hold each of those posts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christine Lagarde is the 1,582nd most popular politician (down from 1,355th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from France (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 124th most popular French Politician.

Christine Lagarde is the managing director of the International Monetary Fund. She is best known for being the first woman to head the IMF.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christine Lagarde ranks 1,582 out of 19,576Before her are Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Romanos II, Ernst Thälmann, Djedefre, Anastas Mikoyan, and Anthemius. After her are Mahfiruz Hatun, Songtsen Gampo, Walther Funk, Quintillus, Chlodio, and Michael I Rangabe.

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Among people born in 1956, Christine Lagarde ranks 10Before her are Mel Gibson, Christoph Waltz, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Björn Borg, John Lydon, and Paolo Rossi. After her are José Manuel Barroso, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Lars von Trier, Michel Houellebecq, Jost Gippert, and David Copperfield.

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In France

Among people born in France, Christine Lagarde ranks 512 out of 6,770Before her are Adolphe Adam (1803), Jacques Prévert (1900), William of Rubruck (1220), Étienne de La Boétie (1530), Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774), and Carus (230). After her are Frédéric Bazille (1841), Camille Desmoulins (1760), René Laennec (1781), Gregory of Tours (538), Edgard Varèse (1883), and Georges Bataille (1897).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Christine Lagarde ranks 124Before her are Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Stephen, King of England (1095), Childebert I (497), Aimery of Cyprus (1172), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), and Carus (230). After her are Camille Desmoulins (1760), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), Joan I of Navarre (1273), Lothair of France (941), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), and Francis, Duke of Guise (1519).